The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25
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Cholera isreported to be on the increase
Ia Malta.
The Scotch yacht Thistle has just arrived
at New York rAr
The Republican State Convention of
Pennsylvania has declared for Blaine.
The Key West Board of Health reported
two more new cases of yellow. fever yester
day. No deaths.
The Vienna correspondent of the London
Times confirms the statement that Lord
and Lady Randolph Churchill arc living In
retirement near Vienna.
1t is semi.oilicially stated that cholera in
Sicily has been overcome and that there is
not longer any danger of the disease spread
ing at Naples or Resina.
. EX- Governor Luke Blackburn, Of Ken
lucky, who has been dangerously i'll ut
Frankfort for some weeks, is rapidly sink
ing.
Dukes, the colorcd editor of paper Ia
Montgomery, Ala, has been expelled from
the city for publishing an article insulting
to white women.
The Russians are forming environments
at Little Kargazoli, near Sarikat south of
Shignhan. The railway from Chadjui to
Balkara is nearly completed.
The receipts Of the government since
August 1st amount to SIS, ,306, 1888, and the
| disbursements TO $4990, ,433. being an cx-
cess of receipts Of $13, ,3lG,3 300.
Hon. Samuel Hall, of Atlanta, q Judge
of the Supreme Court of Georgia, is in q
critical condition at Ashcville, N. c., hay
ing been stricken with paralysis.
The Cincinnati C0mmerciuL Gazette is Wig
orously supporting Foraker for Governor.
The EhQutrer does not appear to be sup
porting anybody.
| Tennessee will vote on the liquor qucs-
tion on the Goth September. From now
until hat date the State will ring with pro"
and ''anti" cloqucnce.
The coroncrs jury at Chatsworth hold
the section master blameablc for the great
railroad disaster in that he failed to patrol
Vhc track for six hours before the train
came. He has been arrested.
Americans are the most luxurious people
in the world. Sara Bcrnhardt says Paris
Is niggarly compared to New York. She
sighs for the money bags Of the land Of tho
free.
Two hundred wcavcrs in Edwards Com
pany mill, at Augusta, Me-, have struck for
higher pay. The company say they will
close their mill before the will acccde to
the demand.
a monument of beautiful design will
soon be placed over The grave Of Chester
a. Arthur. Besides this he will have a
monument in New York city, erected by
voluntary subscriptions to the amount Of
$50, 600.
Many years ago Punch suggested that
the best way to prevent railroad accidents
is to lash one or two directors to the loco.
motive. This advice IS Old, but the posi-
bllity that it may be wise is suggested very
often.
The Canadian Department of Fisheries
have no information aS to the alleged sink
ing OF an American fishing schooner. with
lhe loss OF her entire crew, of BUCtOuche
n. B, and express disbelief in the report. 5
j. \. Page, bOok-kcCper of Beauchcmin
~ Co., Wholesale statiOncrs of Chicago, has
abscondcd, after raising $50 check to S25, -
600 and getting it cashcd. He had lost 25 -
900 IN bucket shop spcCulations.
Rural guards have been located at all
terminal points as far north as Jimulco and
n company Of fifteenth regiment will be
stationed al JimcX TO Qucil any Interference
at that tpoint, No more trouble is expected
Professor o. 5. Fowler, the noted phrcn,
ologist and lecturer, died at his residence
near Sharon Station, Conn.,, yesterday
mcr"inG, after an illness of only thirty
hours OF spinGi tTomhc, superinduccd by a
heavy cold.
The Chicago express on the Cleveland
and Pittsburg road, which left CHICAGO
: yesterday evening, jumped the track at
Lanyard station, near Alliance, Ohio, wreck
ing one sleeper. One pcTLUn was killed
and three seriously injured
Mrs. John Herbert an inmate of Joliet
ILL.,, hospital, has been asleep ever since the
twcn,y-fOurth of last December. She has
wasted to Il shadow. The doctor pronounce
in the most remarkable case of catalcDsv
on record.
Since Charles II. Reed, Gutcau's LAWYER,
tried to drown himself his wife has come
back to him. That's just like woman.
Thousands of good wives in this country
arc engaged in the dismal undertaking of
tying TO reform worthless husbands
Bordeaux, France, iIas hGcn visited by
hurricane which destroyed an enormous
amount of property. The storm caused a
collision at Areachcn, of two excursion
trains, WrGcking several cars and iniuring
seventeen pcrsCns.
1t is said that the damages 10 t.c paid bv
the Railroad Company, incident to the
ChattsWorth disaster, will seriously cmbar-
fass the corporation. Two men are under
arrest, suspected Of having set fire to the
bridge recently bwnoO,
Blind Tom has been formally delivered
into the custody of his new guardian Mrs.
Llkat,eth Bcthune. and has gone with her
from Alexandria, va. TO New York. lie
declares ne will never play again till he gets
back to Virginia.
The family of VIM. Turner, prominent
mill map OF Mobile, Ala ten in all, arc
sick from tic effects of poison in ice cream
eaten on Friday night. The case of Mrs.
Turner is considered quite serious, and the
suifcrings of all are very severe
Senator RddlebcFger is still in Jail in
Westminster, va. The grand Jury has
been called together to pct upon indict
mcnts against those who recently sought
to rescue him. 1t is thought the parties
can be Identified.
1t is reported that 15O Ute Indians are
nghtlo& at Beaver Creek, fifteen miles
from Mceker, Wyoming. Great constcr
nation is said to prevail among the whites,
| but tho authorities seem to think the reports
of the trouble are exaggerated.